First brown bear in 150 years spotted by film crew in Galicia, northern Spain
A film crew from Zeitun Films discovered the presence of this 3-5 year old brown bear, the first to be sen in Galicia northern Spain for...
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UK achieves a first 'Coal-Free' month in major boost to climate targets
National Gried ESO announce UK achieves a coal-free month for the first time since pre-industrial revolution times.
Artist finds 3 plastic cereal box toys from 1958 while sifting through waste from Cornish beach
Environmental Artist Rob Arnold collects 40 bags of plastic rubbish from local beach Tregantle Beach in Whitsand Bay, last month. Mr...
Whaling in Iceland is shut down for second consecutive year
Iceland's two whaling companies will skip the whale hunt this summer for the second straight year, with one telling AFP Friday that they...
Number of diesel cars in the UK drops for first time in 25 years
The number of diesel cars on UK roads fell for the first time in at least 25 years, government data has revealed. In 2019 there were...
Germany's renewables sector reaches 52% share in gross power consumption for Q1 2020
Preliminary calculations by the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of...
Black plastic packaging use falls by 75% in the UK and is now only 0.7% of plastic packaging mix
Black plastic packaging use falls in the UK, says RECOUP RECOUP has reported that the amount of black plastic used in UK packaging has...
Renewables in U.S. beat coal for record 40 Days, data provided by IEEFA
The record, reported by the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) Monday based on U.S. Energy Information...
London cycling to increase 10 fold after lockdown under new Transport for London scheme
Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) have launched the ‘London Streetspace’ programme which will "transform" the capital's roads...
Helsinki aims to be carbon neutral by 2035, progress can be viewed on Helsinki Climate Watch service
Helsinki aims to be carbon neutral by 2035. That initiative is monitored closely, and involves everything from construction to transport...
Mapping methane emissions on a global scale is an important new tool to fight climate change
Scientists from Kayrros, a European technology start-up have shown that there are around 100 high volume-emitting methane leaks at any...
Scotland to introduce 20p deposit return scheme by July 2022
The scheme, which has currently been delayed by 15 months until July 2022, will see shoppers will pay a 20p deposit when buying drinks in...
Pakistan pays lockdown unemployed to plant saplings in country's 10 Billion Tree Tsunami programme
Since Pakistan locked down starting March 23 to try to stem the spread of COVID-19, unemployed day labourers have been given new jobs as...
Solar + onshore wind now 'cheapest sources of' new-build generation for 70% of global population
BNEF report shows that solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the...
Beijing's single-use plastic ban starts May 1st along with waste recycling schemes
A number of consumer-facing environmental regulations will be put in place on May 1st. These include new rules banning Beijing...
EU dismisses Plastics Industry call to lift ban on single-use plastics - 2021 deadline remains
“The Commission’s position continues to be that deadlines in EU law have to be respected,” said Vivian Loonela, the EU Commission...
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